# Incident 20020101002709I: Arostr RX8, Albuquerque, NM, January 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2002, 08:20 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4194C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4194C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020101002709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MS. PHOLMEYER DEPARTED THE 19TH STREET BALLFIELD ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS AT 0800. SHE HAD FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AND APPROACHED FOR A LANDING IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD THAT WAS UPWIND TO THE RESIDENCE. HER INTENDED POINT OF LANDING WAS AT THE EDGE OF AN UNDEVELOPED CUL-DE-SAC. THE BASKET TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED AND WAS DRUG ALONG THE ROUGH GROUND. THE BASKET WENT THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE, AND CAME TO REST NEXT TO THE HOUSE. THE BALLOON ENVELOPE CAME TO REST ON THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE. THE CABLES DAMAGED SOME OF THE SHINGLES ON THE ROOF. MS. POHLMEYER STATED THAT LOW LEVEL WINDS INCREASED AS SHE APPROACHED TO LAND. SHE STATED THAT SHE INTENDED TO EXCHANGE PASSENGERS AND THAT SHE MAY HAVE NOT VENTED SUFFICIENTLY TO COMPLETELY STOP THE BALLOON.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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